Shindand climate — normals and trends
Shindand (Afghanistan) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.9 °C and it receives 260 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (31.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Shindand averages 47 frost days, 150 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 40 rainy days per year.
Shindand has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 45.8 °C (on 2 July 2025) and the coldest -15.8 °C (on 10 February 1951).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
ShindandHerat
- coords
- 33.30°, 62.15°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.9°C
Average daily high
25.2°C
Average daily low
11.0°C
Annual rainfall
260mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
38%
Average peak wind
20.9km/h
Seasonal range
26.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
47 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
150 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
40 d/yr
Annual snowfall
6.0 cm
Average feels-like high
21.8 °C
Average feels-like low
7.3 °C
Average peak gust
40.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
77 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.27 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
45.8 °C
2 July 2025
Coldest day
-15.8 °C
10 February 1951
Wettest day
70 mm
14 March 1955
Windiest day
47.3 km/h
13 May 1958
Strongest gust
88.9 km/h
13 March 2021
Hottest feels-like
45.1 °C
10 July 1977
Coldest feels-like
-21.0 °C
10 February 1951
Snowiest day
10.6 cm
15 January 1993
Sunniest day
14.0 h
13 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 29 mm | -25 mm |
| Feb | 13.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 68 mm | +12 mm |
| Mar | 20.2 °C | +2.2 °C | 20 mm | -46 mm |
| Apr | 31.9 °C | +6.7 °C | 2 mm | -28 mm |
| May | 36.4 °C | +4.6 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Jun | 37.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 1 mm | +0 mm |
| Jul | 41.0 °C | +2.2 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Aug | 39.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Sep | 35.8 °C | +2.6 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Oct | 29.5 °C | +2.9 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Nov | 21.2 °C | +2.4 °C | 0 mm | -13 mm |
| Dec | 14.9 °C | +2.3 °C | 83 mm | +49 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Shindand?
Shindand has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.9 °C and it receives 260 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shindand?
The hottest day measured in Shindand between 1940 and 2025 was 2 July 2025, reaching 45.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Shindand?
The coldest day measured in Shindand between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1951, at -15.8 °C.
Does it snow in Shindand?
Yes. Shindand gets on average 6.0 cm of snow per year and has around 47 frost days.
Has the climate of Shindand warmed?
Yes: Shindand warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Shindand?
The wettest day measured in Shindand between 1940 and 2025 was 14 March 1955, with 70 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Shindand?
The windiest day measured in Shindand between 1940 and 2025 was 13 May 1958, with winds reaching 47.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Shindand?
The warmest month in Shindand is July (31.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Shindand?
Shindand receives on average 260 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 40 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Shindand?
Shindand gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Shindand?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Shindand between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1993, with 10.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Shindand?
Yes: Shindand has on average 77 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shindand?
In Shindand, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.1 °C on 10 July 1977, and the lowest was -21.0 °C on 10 February 1951.
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